What is the ruling on a woman working?
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The questioner : If you please, O Shaykh, regarding a woman's work, is it originally not permissible, or is it permissible but with conditions?
The Shaykh : Naturally, your question is understood, but I will stick to your wording, so I will say that a woman's work includes what is obligatory, what is permissible, and what is forbidden. The obligatory is that she works in serving her husband, her father, her mother, and her siblings; this is the obligatory part. The permissible is that she serves those whom she is not obligated to serve, such as her friends or her neighbors, naturally within the limits of Islamic etiquette. As for the forbidden, it is for her to leave her house merely for work, as men do, and to work in offices where men work. This is the summary of the answer.
The Shaykh : Naturally, your question is understood, but I will stick to your wording, so I will say that a woman's work includes what is obligatory, what is permissible, and what is forbidden. The obligatory is that she works in serving her husband, her father, her mother, and her siblings; this is the obligatory part. The permissible is that she serves those whom she is not obligated to serve, such as her friends or her neighbors, naturally within the limits of Islamic etiquette. As for the forbidden, it is for her to leave her house merely for work, as men do, and to work in offices where men work. This is the summary of the answer.
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